Garment labour bodies to besiege wage board on Aug 5

Leaders of organisations workgin on garment workers’ rights meet at a views exchange at the Communist Party of Bangladesh central office in Dhaka on Sunday.— New Age photo

The garment workers’ right bodies will besiege the wage board office on August 5 demanding to set minimum wage at Tk 16,000 per month for apparel workers.

The decision was taken on Sunday at a views exchange programme held at Communist Party of Bangladesh central office in the capital.

They rejected the proposals of the owners’ proposal of Tk 6,360 and labour representatives’ proposal of Tk 12,020 as minimum wage.

Politician and labour leader Manzurul Ahsan Khan at the programme called on the garment labour right bodies to remain united and continue their movements to force the government to announce minimum wage at Tk 16,000 per month.

The government and the factory owners are conspiring jointly to deprive the factory workers, Manzur said.